On the eyrie

On the eyrie City of Garbsen
	Coordinates: 52 ° 25 ′ 10 ″ N , 9 ° 36 ′ 12 ″ E
Height :	52 m above sea level NHN
Area :	1.2 km²
Residents :	7442 (June 30, 2018)
Population density :	6,202 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	30823
Area code :	05137
Location of Auf der Horst in Lower Saxony
	Garbsen district "Auf der Horst" in 2005

On the Horst is the most densely populated district of Garbsen in the Hanover region . The settlement around the ring roads “Planet Ring” and “Saturn Ring” is characteristic of the district. In the mid-1960s, the district was built with three-story flat-roof multi-family houses, flat-roof bungalows and two-story flat-roof single-family houses. Wide streets and generously sized green areas were laid out.

history

The current Garbsen district was uninhabited until the beginning of the 20th century. In 1900 a mill with a house was moved from Marienwerder to what is now the Bärenhof street . It was demolished in 1966. The only industry was the hard stone works in Hanover (today's position next to the “Planet Center” shopping center, “Eichenpark” building area) and a car repair shop that still exists today.

Since Hanover was badly damaged in the Second World War and there was a shortage of housing there, as everywhere, it was decided to build on land at the gates of Hanover. The municipal real estate company Union Boden acquired a good 80 hectares of land through purchase or exchange, of which around 90 percent was in the area of the then independent municipalities of Garbsen and Havelse. The city planning office of the state capital Hanover planned a large housing estate for 10,000 people for this area. The intermunicipal contract required for this between Hanover, the municipalities of Garbsen and Havelse and the district of Neustadt am Rübenberge was negotiated in the summer of 1963 and signed in March 1964.

Leveling work began in May 1963 and the first roads were laid. The foundation stone was laid in March 1964, and the first residents moved in as early as December 1964. The rows of houses in the three-story apartment buildings were each built within six months. This was possible because the prefabricated construction method was used for the first time in Lower Saxony: field factories were set up near the construction area in which the precast concrete parts were manufactured. Three construction companies built a total of 1714 apartments in three-story apartment buildings and 443 single-family houses, ie one-story bungalows and two-story terraced houses, all with flat roofs.

The settlement was built under the leadership and at the expense of the state capital. The infrastructure buildings such as day-care centers and schools, sports facilities and care facilities passed into the ownership of the municipality on whose territory they were located. The municipalities of Garbsen and Havelse subsequently bore the ongoing maintenance costs. With the Auf der Horst settlement, the communities had grown together spatially and they had to coordinate matters in this area with one another, such as the occupancy of kindergartens and schools. In 1966, the municipalities of Garbsen and Havelse signed the contract with which they joined forces on January 1, 1967 to form a unified municipality. This means that the Auf der Horst settlement built by the city of Hanover can be seen as the impetus for the later development into today's city of Garbsen.

Beginning in the 1990s, the district gained the reputation of a social hotspot. The district had a relatively high unemployment rate and crime rate for the time. As a result of renovations by the public sector and apartment owners, the Garbsen district has been turning back into an attractive residential area since the 2010s. The district is undisputedly a multicultural residential area with a high proportion of fellow citizens who have southern and international roots. With the mechanical engineering campus of the University of Hanover in neighboring Garbsen-Mitte, which opened in autumn 2019, students can also find their way to the district.

The Planet Center, which opened on May 7, 1973, was once the first covered shopping center in the wide area, was demolished in 2013 and replaced on May 20, 2015 by a more modern, larger shopping center at the same location. An existing indoor swimming pool in the neighborhood was renovated in 2006. In addition, an application resulted in the core area of the district being included in the urban development program “ The Social City ” in 2006.

politics

Local council

The local council of Garbsen, which represents the districts of Garbsen-Mitte, Havelse, Auf der Horst and Altgarbsen, is composed of four councilors and eight councilors. There is also an advisory member (Greens) in the local council. In addition, the CDU has formed a group with the FDP.

Distribution of seats

SPD : 5 seats
Group CDU : 4 seats / FDP : 1 seat
Free voters : 1 seat
The Independents : 1 seat

(Status: local election September 11, 2016)

Local mayor

The local mayor is Franz Genegel (CDU / FDP group). His deputy is Karin Kuhn (SPD).

coat of arms

	Blazon : "In blue under a shield head split four times by red and gold , including a golden ring planet ( Saturn )."
	Justification for the coat of arms: The upper part of the shield (red: gold) is based on the coat of arms of the city of Garbsen, which was based on the tinging of the former royal Hanoverian office of Ricklingen . The golden ring planet in blue symbolizes the settlement in the district within the ring road. The street in question is popularly known as the “planetary ring”.

religion

Willehadi Church

St. Raphael Church

The Evangelical Lutheran Willehadi Church , named after Bishop Willehad , was located at Orionhof. It was inaugurated in 1969 as a central building with a free-standing bell tower. Your organ came from the secular church of St. Johannes Evangelist in Altgarbsen . On the night of July 30, 2013, the church and parts of the parish hall were destroyed by a fire that was most likely caused by arson . The Willehadi parish belongs to the Hannover City Church Association . The Murmelstein Protestant day-care center is also located in the district.

The Catholic Church of St. Raphael, named after the Archangel Raphael , is located at the Antareshof. It was built in 1967/68 as a central building with a free-standing bell tower. Her parish of the same name belongs to the dean's office in Hanover, and since 2004 the Catholic churches in Berenbostel and Havelse have also belonged to it . In 1967 the St. Raphael day care center, which still exists today, was built. In 1974 the catholic center for the elderly Wilhelm-Maxen-Haus was built with its own house chapel; today it is owned by Protestants. In 2007 the church of St. John Evangelist in Altgarbsen , which was last part of the parish of St. Raphael, was profaned and demolished.

Culture and sights

The leisure home in Garbsen houses a swimming pool and a youth leisure facility.

Single-family row houses on the Horst
Apartment building on the Horst
Skyscraper on the Horst

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Thanks to the tram connection that has existed since 1996, “Auf der Horst” is ideally connected to the Hanover city center. The proximity to the A2 also favors the location of the district.

education

The “Auf der Horst” district has the largest school center in Garbsen, which houses a special needs school, the Nikolaus Kopernikus secondary school, the Caroline Herschel secondary school and the Johannes Kepler grammar school. In 2005/2006 a cafeteria and auditorium for events were built for the school center.

Web links

Commons : On the Horst collection of images

Individual evidence

↑ Garbsen - at a glance. (PDF; 25.2 MB) In: Website of the city of Garbsen. June 30, 2018, p. 6 , accessed April 17, 2019 .
↑ Rose Scholl: Reaching for the Stars. Past and present of the Garbsen district Auf der Horst . Ed .: Axel Priebs and Rose Scholl on behalf of the Hanover region and the city of Garbsen. LIT Verlag, Münster 2016, Grazing Sheep and “House and Windmill”. Or: The story before the actual story, p. 18-31 .
↑ Axel Priebs: Reaching for the stars. Past and present of the Garbsen district Auf der Horst . Ed .: Axel Priebs and Rose Scholl on behalf of the Hanover region and the city of Garbsen. LIT Verlag, Münster 2016, ISBN 978-3-643-13515-5 , 50 years Auf der Horst: A new district for 10,000 people at the gates of Hanover. The emergence of the large housing estate in the context of regional planning history, p. 32-43 .
↑ Anke Lütjens, Markus Holz: Planet Center shines in new splendor. In: Website Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung. May 20, 2015, accessed April 7, 2018 .
↑ ^a ^b Garbsen - at a glance. (PDF; 25.2 MB) In: Website of the city of Garbsen. June 30, 2018, p. 9 , accessed April 17, 2019 .
^ Garbsen local councilor. In: Website of the city of Garbsen. Retrieved April 17, 2019 .
↑ The coat of arms of the district Auf der Horst. In: Website of the city of Garbsen. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
↑ Million damage in a major fire in church. In: Internet site Neue Presse. July 30, 2013, accessed July 30, 2013.
↑ Our name. In: Website of the Protestant Lutheran Willehadikirchengemeinde - Garbsen. Retrieved April 7, 2018 .
^ Bernhard Mock: History of the Church of St. Raphael. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 26, 2015 ; Retrieved December 25, 2015 .

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[Ortsrat-6] Garbsen local councilor. In: Website of the city of Garbsen. Retrieved April 17, 2019 .

[Wappen-7] The coat of arms of the district Auf der Horst. In: Website of the city of Garbsen. Retrieved July 29, 2017.

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[9] Our name. In: Website of the Protestant Lutheran Willehadikirchengemeinde - Garbsen. Retrieved April 7, 2018 .

[10] Bernhard Mock: History of the Church of St. Raphael. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 26, 2015 ; Retrieved December 25, 2015 .